Hair-curler.



L. DURBYELLEL- HAIR OURLER.

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975,222, Patented Nov;8, 1910.

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LOA .'DURBYELLE, 0F SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HAIR-CURLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1910.

Application filed April 13, 1910. Serial No. 555,163.

hair curlers in which heat is used in orderto produce the desired effectupon the hair, and the object of my invention is to provide a device ofthis character which shall be simple and economical in construction,convenient in use, and eective in operation.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a view of one side of myimproved hair cui-ler; Fig. 2 is a view, partly broken away, of theother side thereof; Fig. 3 is an edge view thereof; Fig. 4 is a viewshowing Ithe curler in use.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates two spring members in the form oflong narrow plates of sheet steel or the like, which taper in widthtoward each end 2. Said members are placed side by side, so that theflat sides of their middle portions are in contact, and are then clampedtogether around said middle portions by a sheet metal plate fl, thelongitudinal edges of which are bent over said middle portions. Thetapering ends of the spring fingers are bent outward, as shown at 5, andthereon are secured knobs 6 of wood, wood ber, or other material whichis non-conductive of heat, said knobs being of a rounded form,preferably conoidal in shape. By reason of their width being muchgreater than the thickness of the spring fingers, said knobs maintainthe ends of the adjacent spring fingers spread out from each other.

In use the device having been heated, a strand of hair is passed betweenthe knobs at one end of the device, is then coiled around the centralportion of the device, and the end passed between the knobs at the otherend thereof, and is retained by the spring ends of the lingers. It isallowed to remain in this position for a sufficient length of time, whenit is removed therefrom, leaving the strand of hair in the desiredcondition.

It is unnecessary in using this device to touch any of the metallicparts thereof with the linger-sand therefore these parts can be heatedto the desired temperature without inconvenience to the user.

I claim l. A hair curlcr having a middle metallic portion and at eachend two spring fingers, and knobs on said lingers of non-conductingmaterial, substantially as described.

2. A hair curler comprising thin narrow plates of spring steel taperingin width at their ends, said ends being bent outward, means securingsaid plates together at the middle portions, and knobs of non-conductingmaterial upon the ends of said plates, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

LOA DURBYELLE.

Witnesses:

FRANCIS M. WRIGHT, I). B. RICHARDS.

